{
    "term": "steam",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "image": "data/images/ve/vehicles_trains.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the hot gas that water changes into when it boils",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Steam rose from the boiling kettle."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a Turkish steam bath"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Steam rose from her mug of cocoa."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The hotel has a steam room."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The saucepan puffed little jets of steam."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["hot"],
                "… of steam": ["cloud", "jet"],
                "verb + steam": ["generate", "produce"],
                "steam + verb": ["come", "escape", "rise"],
                "steam + noun": ["power", "engine", "locomotive"],
                "phrases": ["the age of steam"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the power that is produced from steam under pressure, used to operate engines, machines, etc.",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the introduction of steam in the 18th century"
                },
                {
                    "text": "steam power"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the steam age"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **steam train/engine**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The engine is driven by steam."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["hot"],
                "… of steam": ["cloud", "jet"],
                "verb + steam": ["generate", "produce"],
                "steam + verb": ["come", "escape", "rise"],
                "steam + noun": ["power", "engine", "locomotive"],
                "phrases": ["the age of steam"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "very small drops of water that form in the air or on cold surfaces when warm air suddenly cools",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She wiped the steam from her glasses."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "condensation"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to get rid of your energy, anger or strong emotions by doing something active or noisy",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I went for a long walk to let off steam."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I like blowing off steam and I like saying things that shock people."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "with as much speed or energy as possible",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Business picked up at the beginning of the year and now it is full steam ahead."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The team is working full steam on the next release."
                },
                {
                    "text": "All of the major players are operating at full steam."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to go somewhere without help from other people",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I’ll get to the party under my own steam."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to become gradually more powerful, active, etc.",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His election campaign is beginning to get up steam."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to increase speed gradually",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the pressure produced by steam in a small space",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The old engine still manages to build up a good head of steam."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a situation in which somebody/something becomes gradually more active or successful",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This campaign has been steadily **building up a head of steam**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "United have recently gathered a head of steam in the title race."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to lose energy and enthusiasm and stop doing something, or do it less well",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/stiːm/",
                "audio": "st/steam/steam__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/stiːm/",
                "audio": "st/steam/steam__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English stēam ‘vapour’, stēman ‘emit a scent, be exhaled’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stoom ‘steam’."
}